COVID QUESTIONS?

QUESTIONS

  • Communities are most resilient when their members have regular, healthy contact. Lockdowns taught us that isolation, a lack of physical and social contact, and interrupted routines is very bad for our mental health.

    We believe that a dance community should also be a social community, so we try to make our non-dancing activities community-focussed. And we're people too; keeping in touch with you makes us feel better too.

  • Our refund policy changes as our covid policy changes.

    As of March 2023, we cannot guarantee refunds. We do offer limited class credits (decided on a case-by-case basis). But please email us on info@1929studios.com before 12pm of the day of your class or party, and we’ll see what we can do.

  • That's where we start. But we don't think they do enough to protect partner dancers.
    We believe that any covid policy must take care of equity, it must help people, and it must be useful. Dancers are special people, so we need a special covid policy.

  • The wellness checker is a quick check to see if you should skip class or not. It asks you questions about close contact, symptoms, and test results. If you score less than 7/7, skip dancing.


    Easy and helpful!

    Link to the wellness checker.

    • If you test positive for covid,

    • If you’ve been a close contact to someone who’s tested positive,

    • If you have symptoms.

      But stay in touch! Email us on info@1929studios.com or contact us on social media!

  • Isolate for 7 days after you test positive, or have your last symptom.

  • RATs are available from some state testing sites. They are available to some concession card holders, to school aged children and teenagers, and to workers in some industries (eg school teachers).
    RATs are also available from some state testing sites to people who don’t fit into these categories.

    As with masks, RATs may run out, so it’s best to call ahead and check on stock.

  • We have a wellness checker which will help you assess your symptoms.

  • Vaccination is the best way to control the spread of covid.

    As of March 2023, you are only considered fully vaccinated if you have had the original 2-dose course, and have had a booster within the last 6 months.

    Having covid does not replace vaccination.

    Vaccinated people experience milder symptoms if they catch covid, and they’re not as sick for as long. This means they’re infectious for less time, and have fewer chances to infect other people.

    Unlike some other diseases, covid vaccines become less effective over time. Six monthly vaccine boosters keep your immunity as high as possible.

    Partner dancing puts us at greater risk of contracting covid. If we’re all vaccinated, we can protect our community from covid.

  • Getting vaccinated is a safer and more dependable way to build immunity to COVID-19 than getting sick with COVID-19.
    If you’ve had COVID-19, you should still get vaccinated to receive maximum protection.
    Reference.

  • Partner dancing is a higher risk activity than other types of socialising. So we need to take more care.
    You need a vaccination to help keep you safe, and to protect other people in the community.

    If you cannot be vaccinated for health reasons, we recommend you do not attend partner dancing classes or parties, as your risk of contracting covid is higher than usual.

  • Masks are great, but only if they fit perfectly, they're worn properly, and handled safely. This is tricky to do in a lindy hop setting.

    The best masks are respirator masks - N95 or P2 - and well-fitting surgical masks. That means no cloth masks.

    We strongly encourage you to wear them, and we model mask-wearing. We also supply them at our events.

    Rather than focussing on just one method of prevention, we are using a 'swiss cheese model’ of covid prevention, where we focus on a combination of strategies to control covid.

  • Masks are great, but only if they fit perfectly, they're worn properly, and handled safely. This is tricky to do in a lindy hop setting.

    The best masks are respirator masks - N95 or P2 - and well-fitting surgical masks. That means no cloth masks.

    But you must handle and dispose of them them correctly, and they must fit properly.

  • Free masks are available from:

    • State COVID-19 testing sites when you get a test,

    • Community health services,

    • GP respiratory clinics,

    • and on request from Public Transport Victoria Hubs and staffed train stations.

    As with RATs, masks may run out, so it’s best to call ahead and check on stock.